This isn't a prank, Los Angeles has turned to more unusual methods to protect the city's water from the drought. This week, they released 96-million floating shade balls, designed to help protect the water against dust, rain, chemicals and wildlife, as well as prevent 300 million gallons of water from evaporating each year, into the 75-acre Los Angeles Reservoir in Sylmar, California. Continue reading for another video of a truck unloading more of these shade balls into reservoir number two.

Greg McCown, a Tucson, Arizona-based photography enthusiast, recently captured the shot of a lifetime when a lightning strike appeared directly in front of a rainbow while shooting landscapes near the small town of Marana, Arizona, McCown. "After years of trying I finally got my lightning and rainbow picture. This was the last bolt to strike before the storm dissipated into nothing," said McCown. The equipment used included a Nikon D600 (f/8, ISO 50, 1/125, and 28mm settings), a Nikkor 28-80mm lens, a tripod, and a AEO Micro 4.0 lightning trigger. Continue reading for a video of lightning strikes in super slow motion.